Greenacres Primary Academy, Oldham

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Greenacres Primary Academy on 7 areas: 1 exceptional and 6 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Personal development and wellbeing - Exceptional. "Pupils receive a meticulously well-thought-out offer for their personal development and wellbeing."

Achievement - Strong standard. "Pupils attain broadly in line with the national average in terms of published data."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Most pupils attend regularly because they do not want to miss a day of important learning."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders have an accurate and precise understanding of the high-quality curriculum and teaching across the school."

Early years - Strong standard. "The experience that children have in the early years foundation stage prepares them very well for the rest of their time at the school."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Staff skilfully identify any barriers to learning or wellbeing that pupils have."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders are determined that every pupil will achieve their best."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders and those responsible for governance should maintain and build on the school's highly effective work to ensure that more pupils attain the higher standard in published outcomes".

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils at Greenacres Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 74% in Oldham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 82% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Greenacres Primary Academy as their first choice and 109 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is 1.5 first choices for every place. 15 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Greenacres Primary Academy are St Anne's RC Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (under 0.1 miles); Oasis Academy Clarksfield (0.3 miles, Good, 60% reading, 63% maths); Littlemoor Primary School (0.3 miles, Requires improvement, 67% reading, 65% maths); and Mayfield Primary School (0.5 miles, Requires improvement, 75% reading, 72% maths).

Greenacres Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Greenacres Primary Academy is one of 10 schools run by South Pennine Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

55.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

Greenacres Primary Academy provides for pupils with speech, language and communication needs and autism.

The nearest tram or metro stop is Oldham Mumps (Manchester Metrolink), about 990 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Dunkerley Street (near), 50 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Greenacres Primary Academy stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Greenacres Primary Academy issued 2 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Greenacres Primary Academy are Oasis Academy Leesbrook (0.7 miles), The Blue Coat CofE School (0.8 miles) and Co-op Academy Strinesdale (0.8 miles).